Larger Pacific striped octopus couples engage in a host of behaviors unheard of among other octopuses
At these beaches, splash around with some more unusual creatures
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
The cliffside Skylodge hotel dangles 1,300 feet above the ground
The first known venomous frogs, discovered in Brazil, raise some basic questions about toxic biology
Initially seen as the Army's answer to how to settle the frontier, the camels eventually became a literal beast of burden, with no home on the range
Arachnids injected with a potent neurotoxin are forced to create shiny new web cradles for wasp larvae
Brightly colored parrots of the western Amazon basin display a behavior not seen anywhere else
A new book by entomologist Stephen Buchmann explores the beautiful and sometimes bizarre history of flowering plants
Pet hamsters that enjoy habitats full of toys and fluffy bedding make more upbeat decisions than those in stark enclosures
In this Generation Anthropocene podcast, social animals show scientists how to trace our evolution and improve interactions
The popular belief that boas and other constricting snakes deal death by suffocation seems to be a flawed assumption
Researchers at Duke University have enhanced the mind power of monkeys and rats by linking their brains together
Insects that are already carrying one strain are more likely to pick up a second infection and harbor higher numbers of parasites
Paleontologists are gathering evidence that may help crack the 148-million-year-old mystery, including signs of poisoned predators
Teaming up with botanical gardens, researchers at the Natural History Museum are digging deep into garden plant genomics
Across North America and Europe, the insects are just not keeping up with shifting temperatures
Engineers show that the animals' prism-like tails are mechanically superior to cylindrical ones
These new shots show the otherworldly magic created by a carnivorous fungus gnat
In honor of the first ever International Polychaete Day, learn about the bristly worms that are everywhere in the ocean
Texas scientists tricked mosquitoes into skipping a blood meal by modifying the way bacteria talk to each other
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